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"I have long believed, as have many before me, that peaceful relations between nations requires understanding and mutual respect between individuals."President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Founder of People to People International

Brainstorming

The following rules need to be respected for successful brainstorming: Any idea is welcome; ideas of others can be taken up for further development, no criticism, no depreciation, no prioritizing, no selection during the brainstorming phase and quantity exceeds quality.

During the Seminar, the following brainstorming methods were employed:

Out of the Box: Encourage participants to think about more creative and innovative ways of solving problems. What are the limits of the box?

Upside Down: The exact opposite of the topic/question/case/problem is formulated, and the brainstorming process involves thinking about how to achieve this opposite. "How can we attract more members to our chapter?" The opposite of this would be: "How can we prevent people from wanting to join our chapter?" Once these negative ideas have been collected, they are turned upside down again, and transformed into positive actions items.

Actstorming: This is useful when suggestions for behavior are needed, or the phrasing for a particular conversation or exchange. Here, participants are encouraged to take on a particular role, and in this role, they formulate suggestions. For example by pretending to speak to a potential member about the benefits of joining PTPI.

Peer Group Counseling

Peer Group Counseling is a method to find solutions to problems, questions or challenges, which is mostly used in the fields of medicine, psychology, education and social work. It is a form of counseling among equals, unlike supervising (done by supervisors and superiors) or consulting and coaching (done by specialists/coaches/consultants).

The aim of Peer Group Counseling is to analyse challenges and problems, which the peer group is facing in their field of work, by using the cognitive and creative potential of the group. This should lead to the collection of a variety of approaches and solution strategies.

If you want to know more about the method, please contact PTPI's European Office.

The Leadership Seminar enabled active PTPI leaders to get to know each other, exchange experiences, find joint solutions for common problems, and learn about some methods which are useful in team work.